Will bring India's Covid mortality rate to below 1 pc: Vardhan

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday said the government was aiming to bring down India's Covid-19 mortality rate to less than 1 per cent from the current 1.64 per cent, which is still......

700-km Brazil 'megaflash' sets lightning record: UN

A single lightning flash stretched more than 700 kilometres across Brazil last year -- equivalent to the distance between Boston and Washington DC -- has created a new world record for the longest......

Lockdown prevented 29 lakh COVID-19 cases, 78,000 deaths: Govt

The first two phases of the lockdown led to 14-29 lakh COVID-19 cases being averted while the number of lives saved in that period was between 37,000 and 78,000, the government said on Friday......

'BCG vaccine can be a game-changer against coronavirus'

'There is indeed a link between BCG vaccination and resistance to COVID-19.' IMAGE: A technician from Dr Dang's Lab in New Delhi demonstrates the sample collection process for COVID-19 tests,......

Microsoft co-founder, Jimi Hendrix fan, sports team owner... The incredible life and times of Paul Allen

Whenever you think of Microsoft, the only name that crosses one's mind is Bill Gates. But the tech behemoth was co-founded in 1975 by Gates and Paul Allen. Photograph: Anthony P......

10 things to know about Gita Gopinath, IMF's new chief economist

On October 1 Indian-American Gita Gopinath was appointed chief economist of the International Monetary Fund. Announcing her appointment, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde hailed the......

IT: Provide relief from service tax and VAT double taxation

  Current Status India is the world's largest sourcing destination for the information technology industry, accounting for approximately 67% of the $124-130 billion market. The industry......

The talk of US economic decline is political hot air: Obama

US President Obama claimed that though "a lot of Americans feel anxious", the current state of the American economy is not in decline. Image: President Obama's final State of the Union address.......

Why everyone loves Borat

Like everyone else at the Toronto International Film Festival this September, actress Nandita Das too had heard of the film with the really long title,Borat!: Cultural Learnings of America for Make......